Breyan Fuqua, 19, of Lima, Ohio, was arrested in a neighborhood near the scene of the accident that has an elderly couple still hospitalized in critical condition.

Police continue to look for his accomplice in the armed holdup and chase.

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Fuqua was arraigned in 43rd District Court on two counts of armed robbery and one count each of larceny from a person, receiving and concealing stolen property, reckless driving causing serious impairment, and failing to stop at an accident scene.

Police said Fuqua and another man tried to rob Jared Jewelry, 451 W. 14 Mile Road, about 1 p.m. Jan. 7. The pair entered the store and one of them asked an employee about jewelry. When the employee tried to help, the crook sprayed him and his co-worker in the face with pepper spray.

Both culprits then used hammers and tried to break into the jewelry cases of the store but police said they were unsuccessful.

The pair fled south on John R Road in a silver Chrysler minivan toward the Madison Heights Police Department. The van skidded to a stop at the intersection of John R and 13 Mile Road and struck a red car carrying the couple from Madison Heights. They are ages 69 and 70.

The suspects took off running and officers followed. They caught Fuqua but his accomplice got away, prompting a lockdown at Page Middle School and Hiller Elementary School.

The other suspect remains at large. The names of the innocent bystanders hurt in the crash haven't been released.

Police said Fuqua was charged with one count of larceny from a person for a previous incident that happened at the same store in September 2012.